Spinner-type fishing reel



March 195.4 Y c. D. SHELBURNE 2,672,301

SPINNER-TYPE FISHING REEL Filed May 9, 1951 Patented Mar. 16, 1954 UNIT-ED rare-s -'2; i72,s01 -SBINN-ER-"DPE FISHING'TREEL ciyaee. I hiburne, shitiini, nit. appiitatitn- May a 1951, serial Ntlesasv i 4oisims. 4C1. 242442;)

'='I'his invention relates to a line winding and storing device primarily adaptable for use with 'a spinner type fishing reel.

The primary object of my invention is 'tofprovide a relatively simple and inexpensive means of'ro'tati'ng the 'receiving spool for the reception of the line thereon; and furthe'rfor the provision of a'novel 'form ofiguid'e finger for picking up the line and laying it n'e'atly upon the rotating spool.

A 'iurther objectof this invention is to provide an improved ineans of removing the linear twist from'the lineresulting from its bein'gdrawn axially from the storing spook-and this by the rela= tively simple expedient of gripping the line between a guide finger and a rubber pad carried thereon.

A still furtherobject is tolproviiie means of r versing the positio'n'of the-guide finger to allow for rotation of the storingspool in either a right OI IBft-haHd direction, dependin upon the user ofthe device.

still furtherobiects 'o'f'the invention will appear: as the descriptionproceeds To 'theaccomplishment of the a'bove and relatecl objects, my invention may'beem-bodied-in the form illustrated in the'aceompanyingnrawings,attention beingcall'ed to the fact,- however; that the-drawings are illustrative only, and that change may be made in the specific construction illustrated and described, so long asthe scope of theappended claims is'not'violated;

'F'ig. l is a perspective view showing the pre ferred embodiment of my invention in position for axial withdrawal of theline from the storing spool;

'Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device-of Fig. 1 showing the spool in position for wind-ingot the line-upon the spool;

Fig. 3-is a front elevation showing the reversible feature of my invention;

-Fig. 4 is alongitudinal sectional View showing sever-a1 details of construction of my invention and taken substantially on line 4, 4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a perspective sectional view-of a detail of my invention;

Fig. 6 is a further sectional view of a detail thereof, taken substantially on line 6, 6 of Fig.3, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig.7 is a partial perspective view of the means formounting thereel tothe rod.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and especially to Fig; 1, I have shown a fishing rod, referred to generally by reference numeral [IL-having a portion ll thereof for the reception thereonof-a standardsupporting a line winding and storing-spool referred to generally by referenoe riumeral l2.

Spool l2 comprises a pair of substantiallycii' cular, sheet-metal, cup sh'aped elements +3 and M. Element [3 comprises a substantially fiat disc portion l5, centrally perforated as at Hand terminating at its periphery iii an annular rim l7, oifset from the plane of disc'l 5.

Element It, allochirallyrt'elatedimplementt3. comprises a similarcentral discipdrtion 18,01 trall'y perforated as at [9, and terminating 'at i'ts periphery in an annularr im 2t. Eleiiierit13' is riveted or otherwise securecl'toelemeilt M "with the =respectivefac'es of discs 15 and itinmating relation and with central perforations t6 and 49 in aligninent.

A shaft 2i :is 'non rotatioiially carried on -'a standard 22, as by means ofpassing a reduced end 23 of said shaft throughalperforation in said standarda'nd securingitth'ere bymean's of-a nut 26, or the like.

A sleeve 25, havihg'a i adially projecting flange Qtis mounted. for rotation onshaft-Q l asby meahs sleeve by means of flats 3 2, 32 on sleeve 25 and to conform to the" the forming of perforation 31 shape oisieevezsand flats 32,32.

The end 33 of sleeve 34 is threadedly received thereon and turned 'up tightly against the leg 29., thereby-clampingspool l2 frictioh'ally between Thus, 'it will be seen that a driving connection is established between mampulating knob 36 and spool I? which can be by'mit 34.

standard 22 extends iad-iallybeyond the rip'h'ery of spool 1-2 and is bi-furcatedto receive s. block 35. A bore 36, substantiallyatright'angles to shaft 2|, passes through the standard. 22 and block 35. Said blockis' held-securely to standard 22-by means of rivets 3! or the like. -A guide finger, referred togenerally by reference numeral 38-, has a shank 33 passing through bore -36, and--is threaded at one end for m knob this pro leg 2'5 and flange 26..

varied to slip, at 'a press-=- terinined load, by mea'n's of the pressure applied- 3 the reception thereon of nut 40. Said finger has an intermediate portion 4| bent at substantially right angles to shank 39; and standard 22 is gripped tightly between nut 40 and portion 41.

A toe 42 on finger 38 is offset from th portion 4| thereof and overlies the periphery of spool l2, substantially parallel to portion 4 I. A rubber pad 43 is secured to finger 38 by a rivet 44 or the like, and snugly engages toe 42 on the side thereof adjacent spool i2, having a terminal portion near th median plane of said spool spaced from said toe.

In casting, the reel is in the position as illustrated in Fig. 1. The line is axially stripped from spool i2 and in so doing is linearly twisted as each loop of line is withdrawn.

In rewinding the line, the reel is placed in the position as shown in Fig. 2. Line 45 is picked up by toe 42 and is guided thereby to lie neatly on spool l2 between flanges l1 and 20. The line finds its way between toe 42 and the pad 43; and the gripping action of the pad tends to remove the linear twists from the line as it is drawn between the toe and pad.

To enable the reel to be placed in the position shown in Fig. 2 (which is 90 removed from the position of Fig. l), I provide a yoke 46, pivoted to block 35 by means of axle 4T. Yoke 46 has a hub 48 passing through and secured to the base of a pedestal 48 by means of nut 49. A spring-biased ball 50 is carried in said hub and takes into notches i and 52 in block 35 to hold the reel alternatively in either of the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

As indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 6, the position of finger 38 may be reversed so as to allow for guiding line 45 upon spool 62 when said spool is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 3. Thus, by this relatively simple expedient, the reel is made easily adaptable for use by either a rightor left-handed person.

One of the chief difiiculties of most reels in use today is the absence of a positive means for securing the reel to the rod. The most common means for accomplishing this is to provide a pair of oppositely-facing toes generally similar to the toes 53 and 54 shown in Figs. 2 and '7, said toes being carried on legs of a reel-supporting pedestal 48. The toes are received respectively in a socket in rod l0 and a ferrule 55 on rod in is slid over the remaining toe. This arrangement is quite satisfactory at the outset, but as the parts become worn with the stress and strain placed upon them by use, the ferrule will slip ed the toe and allow the reel to become separated from the rod. To alleviate this dimculty, fishermen resort to many devices, such as taping the parts together to prevent their accidental dislodgment.

To correct this difficulty completely, I have provided the ferrule 55 with internal threads and have grooved the toes 53 and '54 to cooperate with said threads, as shown in Fig. '7. The grooves stantially at right for each toe are uniformly spaced longitudinally thereof and extend generally transversely of the toe, being uniformly inclined at a common lead angle from the longitudinal axis of the toe to conform to the internal threading of the ferrule 55. A spring leaf 55 is secured to toes 53 and 54 to straddle the legs of pedestal 48. The midportion of said spring is offset slightly from the plane of the toes so that when the toe 53 is inserted into the socket in rod Hi, toe 54 must be, of necessity, pulled down against rod portion ll, thereby straightening spring leaf 55, before ferrule 55 can be screwed onto toe 54. Thus spring '56 exerts a constant pressure outwardly, from rod portion l I, on the toes and prevents, thereby, the ferrule 55 from becoming accidentally unscrewed from toe 54.

I prefer to groove the reel universally arranged rods.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a line winding and storing device, a nonrotating shaft, a sleeve journalled thereon having a threaded end portion and a radially-projecting flange inboard from said end portion, a line-receiving spool, having oppositely disposed end faces centrally perforated and mounted on said sleeve for rotation about the axis of said shaft, a crank, one leg thereof keyed on said end portion against one of the faces of said spool, a nut screwed onto said threaded end, against said crank leg, clamping said spool faces frictionally between said flange and said crank leg, a standard, means fixedly supporting said shaft upon said standard to project in one direction therefrom, a block fixedly secured to said standard in a region remote from said shaft and projecting therefrom in the opposite direction, a finger supported from said standard beyond the periphery of said spool in the region of said block and having a toe overlying the periphery of said spool to intersect the median plane thereof, said toe being offset from said finger outwardly from said spool, and a rubber pad secured to said finger, near the junction of said toe and said finger, said pad snugly engaging said toe on the side thereof adjacent said spool and having a terminal portion near the median plane of said spool slightly spaced from said toe for the reception of a line between said toe and said pad.

2. In a line winding and storing device having a spool for the reception of the line thereon, guide means for removing the linear twist from said line comprising a finger having a toe overlying the periphery of said spool, and a resiliently compressible pad secured to said finger snugly engaging said toe on the side thereof adjacent said spool and having a terminal portion near the median plane of said spool slightly spaced from said toe, for the reception of a line between said toe and said pad.

3. In a line winding and storing device having a spool for the reception of line thereon, a standard providing a journal mounting for said spool for rotation about its own axis, said standard being provided with a hole therethrough on an axis in a plane perpendicular to said spool axis, a pick-up finger reversibly supported on said standard for guiding such line during rotation of said spool, said finger comprising a shank oscillably mounted in said hole, said shank having a threaded end projecting in one direction from said hole, a portion of said finger at the opposite side of said standard being turned subangles to said shank, a nut threaded on said threaded shank end, said nut and said finger portion bearing on opposite faces of said standard to hold said shank against oscillation from a selected position of adjustment, said finger including a second portion merging with said first-named portion and substantially parallel with said shank and projecting toward the periphery of said spool, and a toe substantially parallel with said first-named portion, overlying said spool periphery and intersecting the median plane of said spool.

4. The device of claim 3 including a rubber both toes 53 and 54 to make adaptable to differently 5 pad secured to said second portion and said toe,

Number near the junction thereof, snugly engaging that 1,825,866 surface of said toe facing said spool and termi- 2,327,469 nating near the median plane of said spool. 2,400,007 CLYDE D. SHELBURNE. 5 2,409,940 2,546,559 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date 133377 822,113 Glocker May 29, 1906 1,281,261 Andreas Oct. 15, 1918 6 Name Date Hieser et a1. Oct. 6, 1931 Teitsma Aug. 24, 1943 Kiest May 7, 1946 Kay Oct. 22, 1946 Nix Mar. 27, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain July 27, 1922 

